Welcome to our practice test for Medical Laboratory Certification Exams like ASCP and AMT for MLT, CLS and MLS. Test includes General Laboratory, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis & Body Fluids, Blood Banking & Immunohematology, Serology & Immunology and Microbiology. You have 60 minutes to answer 100 test questions. Good luck!
#1. Which of the following statements is false?
#2. What is the most appropriate diluent for preparing a solution of 8% bovine albumin for red cell control reagent?
#3. In the interpretation of aggutination tests for febrile diseases, which of the following is of the greatest diagnostic importance?
#4. Low ferritin levels are seen in patients with
#5. Which of the following is an important cellular mediator of immune complex tissue injury
#6. Which Clostridium species has a “Racquet-Shaped” morphology because of its terminal spore?
#7. Increased number of abnormally shaped red blood cells
#8. Which mineral significantly affects the function and activation of alkaline phosphatase?
#9. How long is the shelf life of washed red cells after the seal of the original unit is broken?
#10. Loss of self-tolerance results in
#11. Simple sugar that is a major source of energy in the human body
#12. Identical antibodies produced from a single clone of plasma cells describes
#13. Which statement about Beta 2 microglobulin is not true?
#14. Which serum antibody response usually characterizes the primary (early) stage of syphilis?
#15. The serum hemolytic complement level (CH50)
#16. Beta Gamma Bridge pattern in protein electrophoresis can be seen in
#17. Why is a chemiluminescent immunoassay (CIA) or enzyme immunoassay (EIA) the method of choice for detection of certain analytes, such as hormones, normally found in low concentrations?
#18. Hemolysis causes an artifactual increase of the following analytes except
#19. Which of the following does not effect hemoglobin levels tested on Automated Hematology analyzers?
#20. Electrochemistry technique that uses titration in which the titrant is electrochemically generated
#21. The tumor marker associated with ovarian cancer is
#22. Technique used to separate lipoproteins by their rates of flotation
#23. Test that measures the patient’s average glucose level over 2-3 weeks by measuring glucose attached to proteins
#24. Long filamentous gram negative rods with the characteristic “String of Pearls” colonies in Thioglycollate broth
#25. An antibody screen gave no reactions at immediate spin or 37C but showed a 2+ reaction when antiglobulin reagent was added. The most likely antibody causing these results would be anti-
#26. Detection of the presence of nitrite in the urine is useful in the following except
#27. Which of the following statements on oval fat bodies is not true?
#28. Vaginal epithelial cells that appear fuzzy without sharp edges under a microscope due to the abundance of bacteria
#29. Auramine-Rhodamine fluorescent staining is used for the differentiation of which organism
#30. Which test has the greatest sensitivity for antigen detection?
#31. Only cestode to produce operculated eggs and are also called Broad Fish Tapeworm
#32. Red pigment produced by many strains of Serratia marcescens
#33. What cells degrade bone to initiate normal bone remodeling and mediate bone loss in pathologic conditions by increasing their resorptive activity
#34. Granulocyte hyposegmentation is seen in which condition?
#35. Lipoproteins are classified under which protein fraction
#36. AHG control cells
#37. Autoantibodies demonstrating blood group specificity in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia are associated more often with which blood group system
#38. Which of the following statements on Graves Disease is true?
#39. Which organ is responsible for producing most of the volume of seminal fluid?
#40. Most widely used method of protein determination by using copper salts in alkaline solution.
#41. Which hormone is deficient in patients with Diabetes insipidus?
#42. Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria is associated with antibody specificity toward which of the following
#43. If a patient is blood type A, which of the following antibodies are in his serum/plasma
#44. The following statements about cortisol is true except
#45. Hepatitis C differs from hepatitis A because it
#46. All of the following statements are true about Rh antibodies except
#47. Macrophages are characterized by
#48. A positive optochin sensitivity test is used in the differential diagnosis of which organism
#49. Immature neutrophil that is slightly darker staining and with a horseshoe shaped, symmetrical nucleus with rounded ends
#50. A lymphokine is
#51. What type of immunity is associated with vaccinations using attenuated viruses
#52. Cystinuria causes an accumulation of the following amino acids in the urine except
#53. Which of the following is the causative agent of Pontiac fever and Legionnaires’ disease?
#54. All of the following are psychotropic drugs except
#55. If a patient’s sample is negative with the screen cells and the auto control, but all the crossmatched units are incompatible at all phases, what may be the cause
#56. Proteolytic enzyme treatment of red cells usually destroys which antigen?
#57. This abnormal hemoglobin is caused by the substitution of lysine for glutamic acid in the 6th position
#58. Group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different enzyme forms and catalytic efficiencies
#59. What percent of the Caucasian population is negative for the D antigen?
#60. The following can cause falsely decreased RBC counts in automated hematology analyzers except
#61. Which autoimmune condition has autoantibodies directed against TSH receptors on thyroid cells causing hyperthyroidism?
#62. All blood that is drawn in CPD or CP2D can have its storage time extended by adding an additive solution (also called Adsol and Adenine Solution). When this is added within 72 hours of the unit’s being drawn, what will be the new expiration date
#63. The following are indications for CSF analysis except
#64. Which statement is false about insulin?
#65. Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar is selective for which group of bacteria
#66. Principle used for the detection of glucose on a reagent strip
#67. Multiple myeloma is a
#68. Enterobius vermicularis infection is usually diagnosed by finding eggs from
#69. The purpose of adding antiglobulin reagent in a direct antiglobulin test is
#70. Causative agent of bacillary dysentery because of its ability to penetrate epithelial cells in the small intestines
#71. Term used to describe bacteria that prefers a lower oxygen concentration than atmospheric air
#72. A urinalysis on a 3 year old revealed a positive copper reduction test and a negative glucose oxidase test. How would these results be interpreted?
#73. What disorder does a defect in heme synthesis lead to?
#74. Which auto-antibodies are associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis?
#75. Fungal infection associated with a dark patch of infected skin confined to the stratum corneum of the palms or soles
#76. What type of fire extinguisher would be best to use on computer equipment?
#77. This substance found in the urine of patients with rhabdomyolysis can cause a positive result on reagent strip for blood
#78. Which of the following statements is true of C-reactive protein?
#79. Which of the following is not a clinical symptom of primary hypothyroidism?
#80. Which of the following is associated with a false increase in hemoglobin as well as the MCV and RBC count?
#81. Which of the following statements is true of IgE immunoglobulins?
#82. Type of red cells that are cigar or pencil shaped with parallel sides and an area of pallor.
#83. Urine shows negative for glucose on the reagent strip but a positive reaction with Benedict’s test. What is the reason?
#84. Most commonly used to replace fibrinogen loss due to DIC, or for dysfibrigonemia with active bleeding.
#85. Measurement of intensity of light falling on a surface from a source without consideration of wavelength
#86. Blood component obtained from insoluble precipitates formed after thawing FFP at 1-6C
#87. Which of the following cells are involved in Hemostasis?
#88. Safety practices on the use of compressed gas include the following except
#89. A technique for determining antibody levels by introducing an antigen labeled with a radioisotope and measuring the subsequent radioactivity of the antibody component.
#90. The most serious hemolytic transfusion reactions are due to incompatibility in which of the following blood group systems?
#91. Which of the following is used to provide continuous spectra in the ultraviolet region?
#92. Turbid sample due to increased triglyceride levels
#93. A trauma patient who just received 10 units of blood may develop
#94. The organism known for its “stormy fermentation” and double zone of beta hemolysis under anaerobic conditions causes
#95. The portion of an antigen that binds to an antibody or T cell receptor is called a(n)
#96. Which of the following phenotypes is homozygous for the Fy(a) antigen
#97. Which complement protein is present in the greatest concentration in human serum?
#98. Which of the following organisms is resistant to novobiocin?
#99. Eggs of this trematode can be seen in the urine of infected hosts and have the characteristic terminal spine
#100. Which analyte is measured by its reduction of phosphotungstic acid to tungsten blue?
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